Originally Posted by CApreppie
Are you going to update the database soon?
I hope so.
Originally Posted by
mecabq
-- Set up an automatic download from OAG (I imagine that you do this anyway) to keep it current. Of course, that would require licenses and fees
I am not using OAG data (and am not an OAG subscriber). The data is combined from several timetables publicly available on the Internet. Including any kind of automatic download into the tool is not possible because it might overload some servers if many people do it at the same time. Including an ability to get data from a local OAG installation is not possible because it would violate some laws (OAG timetables are no doubt encrypted, and making a tool to circumvent that protection is illegal in many countries - even when the user has a valid OAG license and no intention to distribute the data).
-- Make a zoom feature. This may be difficult technically; I don't know. But it would be helpful for some of the small ones, e.g., the amazing domestic route maps of Chinese airlines. (Kind of like the Northwest Airlines magazine, which shows the route maps of all SkyTeam airlines. It's beautiful, but indecipherable, especially China Southern.)
You can zoom either using the mouse wheel, or plus and minus keys on the keyboard.
-- Add a feature to display all non-stop flights on all airlines from a selected airport. This should be a snap to do, and would be very valuable for travel planning.
If you click on an airport in the map, all direct flights originating from it will be shown in yellow. If you select an airline in the toolbar, only flights of that airline will be shown.